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PATENTE@ NOV-26 1867` TO ALL WHOM l.'[T MAY CON ERN:

` have linvented a'new and useful Improvement in Fastenings forBurial-Gaskets, Cons, andother receptacles;

` enable others vskilled in the art to which my invention appertains tofully understand and use the same, refert lor button, sorthat the'latterwill enter the 'foi-mer, and by sliding the` lid in the direction of thehead or foot, t the 4stud will be held in a narrow part of the slot inthe plate, andthereby firmly lock and hold the lid onlthe" bodywithoutthe aid of the ordinary screws,A as will be' hereinafter more fullydescribed.

thereof, I secure plates C, which are made of cast metal and set in thelid, so as to be'iiushfwith the surface of",`

` shouldbeV appliedfV The space of the lid covered by the plate iscutout or grooved,`so' as to` formachannel o1 bolt, latch, or key, e,'and asocket, notch, or opening,f, are placed at one end ofi thehcasket, sothat wlieuthe with the slotted plates, and these fasteuings may beplaced on the sides and top and bottoni` `ends ofthe lid und i tpresence of the mourners and witnesses, previous to removing the corpseto the hearse', is dispensedrwith.` The" lidB is iirst placed on thebody A; a quick shove or push towards the head or -foot willsecure theparts,`which` A l @uiten intra @anni @frn i EDWARD s. EARLEY, or.'PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIAQ Leampafntlvg. 71,468,0zm0z1v0tember 26,18er.

FASTENIG FOR BURIAL-GASKETS.

w Be it known that I, EDWRD S, EARLEY, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania,` 1

and I do hereby declare the following to be 'a clear and exactdescription of the nature thereof, suiicient to` t encebeiug had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of the specification, in which-- tFigures 1 and 2 are detached views of the fastening illustrating myinvention.`

Figures 3, 4, and 5 show the application thereof. Figure 6 is, a'- sideeleva'tionvot` a coilin, showing the fastening in red. Similar lettersof reference indicatecorresponding parts in the several figures. t lMyinventionis a novel concealedfastening for burialcaskets,.coiiins, andother receptacles; and consists in applying to the under side of the lidand-the upper edge of the body respectively a.` slotted plateand a studh Inthe drawings, A represents the body' of arhuiialfcasket, coiiin,box, or other receptacle, and istthe lid l, thereof, both of ordinaryform-and construction.y To the underside of the lid B, at`points nearthe side edges said under s ide. The platesC are slotted in the.direction of their length with a square or rounded part, a,andacontracted or narrow',continuationY thereof; b. They are arranged onopposite places at corresponding points,` of the lower side of' the lid.Any number thereof may be used, but it is desirablethat three on `eachside passage which shall be of suitable depth, but of the ,length oftl1e,slot,'and` of the same farmland dimensionsas the `rounded-'orsquare part a, but somewhat wider than the contracted part I1. OnV theupper or top `edgcfof the body there are secured studs or buttons D ofsliitable metal, consisting of a flanged head," c, and a shank," d whichmay he provided with a thread and screwed into the wood, or withapointed end, and driven thier-cinto `riveted to a plate securedthereto` The head and shank must be of size to correspondwith `theslotabfrespe v ively.; The space between the lower side ofthe head and thetop edge of the bodylofA the coinmust befequal to the thickness `of theplate C surrounding the slot ab; The studs or buttonsD will be arrangedon.1the bodyil` relatively in place and number' to the plates C on thelid B, so that when the lid is in placetheshanlhofthe, stud fwill be ator near the end of the narrowed slot of the plate C. i f Q11 t t 1 Theoperation is as follows: The lid is placed over the body A, with-thestudslD in the `rounded iii-square slot d. The lid is now moved'orslidden towards the foot of. the coin, whenV thenarrow slot willreceive`the shankd, and the bottom side of the head will bear against the sidesof the platel surrounding saidnarrow slot When' the shank 'reaches theend of the narrow slot the motion ofthe lid is checked, and it will befound tha the lid cannot be raised from the body because the head of thestud is caught under theplate C; i Awspring opening f reaches ,the bolt,or vice versa, the latter will dropinto theforlner, and thus preventthelid from being moved or sliddeu back, or raised oi' from the body.Thclid may bc provided with thestuds and the Abedy body,and so arrangedthat the lid maybe slidden towards the head as well as ltothe foot, for`the .purpo'seof i `fastening it to the body. V' lhe studs` may have asquare, angular, or rounded slot, a lait` .only being necessary thatonepart should be narrower than the other, so as to retain the stud afterit has beeninserted in the wide" l` part `and then moved into saidnarrow part. d

Any suitable rigid material may comprise the`fastening, but itisdesirable to make it `oiicast metall By using my invention, therepulsive mode of screwing ou thelid tothe body of the casket orcoin`inthe` i cannot be opened without destroying the receptacle. The meansof fastening are entirely concealed, but sure in execution.

This fastening can likewise be applied to other receptacles and boxes ofany kind, and it will be found to besimple, practical, and useful.Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure bykLettel-s Patent, is

The concealed fastening herein described, the same consisting of theplate C, with slot a b, and the stud D c 0l, applied respectively to theunder side of thelid B an'd top edges ofthe body A, and operatingtogether, substantially as specified and shown, and for the purposes anduses herein set forth. To the above I have signed my name this ftli day'of November, 1867.

Y EDWARD S. EARLEY.

Witnesses: Y

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, ,WM.AA. WmnERsHEIM.

